As detailed in a recent report by the nonpartisan Brennan center, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the National Security Agency have abused section 702 for years. Years. These abuses, according to the FISA court, have been, quote, persistent and widespread. The government itself has reported hundreds of thousands of unlawful searches using this authority. In other words, 702 is directed toward foreigners. Remember, they're using it against Americans. They're collecting information about people who are not even covered by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (08:25–08:34)
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Asserts that the government has acknowledged conducting hundreds of thousands of unlawful searches under Section 702.
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